motocaddy's e36 vert build

[motocaddy]

I took the car out to Rd 3 of Lone Star Drift Sunday and, even though the car was same, felt like I went backwards. Didn't feel like I had enough power to clutch kick the first corner, and, when it did drift, I ran out of angle pretty quick.

So last night this happened:




I pick it up tonight and plan on getting it running a bit better before pulling and scrapping the Mustang. Motor has quite a bit of new parts on it and the trans was recently rebuilt with new clutch, seals, etc.. Plan on cleaning up the motor with a few bolt ons, doing the swap, then deciding where I want to go power wise. Not going to be big power at first, but should be a huge upgrade to what I'm working with now.

[vgrntbeauxner]

she aint pretty.

[motocaddy]

she aint pretty.

...and that's why she has to die! The motor looks a little better than these pics, while the rest of the car is worse. My neighbors will probably not be as excited as I am that this will be in the driveway.

[uvebeenrobd]

Excite!

[244Brick]

I love german biotches with SBF

[nellydragracer]

This is gonna be all kinds of awesome now you're sticking a V8 in it.

[Byron]

Aww

Why a 5.0? Unless you drop a few grand into it it's not going to be much faster then your current engine is now.

[Pekå]

NEVER change engine in a BMW!

well, it´s your car after all... it looks awsome!

[motocaddy]

Excite!

Me too! Now if I could just snap my fingers and have it in there.

I love german biotches with SBF

What's not to love!?

This is gonna be all kinds of awesome now you're sticking a V8 in it.

Got a lot more planned too. Hopefully this will be a beast by this time next year!

Aww

Why a 5.0? Unless you drop a few grand into it it's not going to be much faster then your current engine is now.

The few grand will most likely happen. I wouldn't be gaining much if I had an S52, but my car is a 323 (M52B25). I'll be picking up +40hp and +105tq with just the stock 5.0 with no significant weight gain. I imagine it will be exponentially faster than it is now.

NEVER change engine in a BMW!

well, it´s your car after all... it looks awsome!

Maybe in Sweden. In Texas, everything needs a V8!

[gundy315]

I wouldn't be gaining much if I had an S52, but my car is a 323 (M52B25).

WITH 230K mi. on the clock, and counting. This is a very important point.

I'll be picking up +40hp and +105tq with just the stock 5.0 with no significant weight gain.

And that's probably a conservative estimate, given the state of the M52. And let's not forget it will be all rumbly and loud as hell. This is also quite important.

Maybe in Sweden. In Texas, everything needs a V8!

No arguin' with that logic!

[dattugrut]

I like what I see.

[gman1227]

And it begins... looking forward to more updates

[motocaddy]

Thanks bros! Found a couple of pics from this weekend. No action shots yet, but maybe for the best, as I didn't drive great.





And a couple of better pics of the donor:

[aLaFleur]

Just when I thought I couldn't love this car anymore.

[motocaddy]

Had a much better day at the track this weekend! The track was much better suited to my car's level and I was a lot more aggressive. It was also a much smaller event, so I probably made 40 passes and felt like I progressed a good bit.